hunz Posted March 15, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted March 15, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Do you leave yours on all the time or only when you seen noticeable magenta issues. I have tried several tests with and without and some in tungstan situations. The results are mixed. Some look better on, some off. Opinions, experiences? Thanks in advance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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arthury Posted March 15, 2007 Share #2  Posted March 15, 2007 Do you leave yours on all the time or only when you seen noticeable magenta issues. I have tried several tests with and without and some in tungstan situations. The results are mixed. Some look better on, some off. Opinions, experiences? Thanks in advance  I have mine on *all* the time because it's not just color shifts we're talking about, it also has a sharpness dimension which Leica is not going to admit. I see a significant increase in contrast/sharpness when the filter is on. I just do not have enough filers to go around. Still waiting for my 2 free filters from the Germans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunz Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share #3 Â Posted March 16, 2007 thank you for your response Arthur. I find the IR CUT filter mucks up the white balance sometimes. do you experience this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalker649 Posted March 16, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted March 16, 2007 I'm looking for a 46mm anyone know where I can buy one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvaubel Posted March 16, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted March 16, 2007 thank you for your response Arthur. I find the IR CUT filter mucks up the white balance sometimes. do you experience this? Â Well that's interesting. I find that the IR filters IMPROVE color auto white balance, especially in a high IR invirornment (incandesent) Â Rex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted March 16, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted March 16, 2007 That's my experience too. I only have a couple of filters so far, but I'm certainly hoping to fit and forget them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted March 16, 2007 Share #7  Posted March 16, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) . I find the IR CUT filter mucks up the white balance sometimes. do you experience this?  Maybe if you are shooting JPEG, but I redo white balance routinely as a first step while developing those RAWs that are keepers, and if anything it is getting closer. Other reasons to install the filter and fuggedaboudit:  sharpness no false colors deeper shadows in b/w (pace Sean R) accurate flash exposures  scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainerJ Posted March 21, 2007 Share #8 Â Posted March 21, 2007 Hi, my water kettle: Â Â and here again: Â Â Â M8 Noctilux.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigrmurray Posted March 21, 2007 Share #9 Â Posted March 21, 2007 Rainer: Â You sure have funny looking stoves there in Bayern: is the electricty magenta? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainerJ Posted March 21, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted March 21, 2007 Hi, well, heat means infrared rays. The magenta does not come from the electricity, but from the heat-rays. And the pictures show that the B+W 486 really works. I leave it on the lense all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravastar Posted March 21, 2007 Share #11 Â Posted March 21, 2007 I have exactly Rainer's problem if I don't use a filter when photographing room interiors that have an open gas fire with radiants. The radiants are a bright fuzzy purple color instead of orange/red. Even with the 486 filter there is sometimes a residual unsharp purple fringe, the filters still leak a small amount of IR. Â Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigrmurray Posted March 21, 2007 Share #12 Â Posted March 21, 2007 Hi,well, heat means infrared rays. The magenta does not come from the electricity, but from the heat-rays. And the pictures show that the B+W 486 really works. I leave it on the lense all the time. Rainer: Â Sorry, I forgot to add the ":D". Hab' ich eine Witze gemacht. Â Gruesse, Â Craig Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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